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AMS588: Ch. 13 Design for Manufacturing
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1Design for __________ is a development practice emphasizing _________ issues throughout the product development process.
- AEnvironment, manufacturing
- BManufacturing, environment
- CManufacturing, manufacturing
2Successful Design for Manufacturing (DFM) results in:
- AHigher production cost
- BMaintained or improved product quality
- CLower production cost
- DReduced product quality
- EAll of the choices are correct
3Design for Manufacturing (DFM) is useful for guiding the _______ phase of product development, as it related to customer needs and product specifications:
- APlanning
- BConcept
- CProduction ramp-up
- DTesting and Refinement
4________ costs are incurred once per part, regardless of how many parts are produced, while _______ costs are incurred each time a part is produced.
- AVariable, fixed
- BFixed, variable
- CMixed, variable
- DVariable, mixed
5In “Design for X” (DFX) methodologies, X may correspond to quality criteria such as:
- AEnd-User Evaluations
- BTechnology Enhancement
- CReliability and Robustness
- DEnvironmental Impact
- EServiceability and Manufacturability
6Label the following Five-Steps in the Design for Manufacturing (DFM) Process in order (using only numbers 1-5):
_[blank_start]3[blank_end]_ Reduce assembly costs
_[blank_start]2[blank_end]_ Reduce components costs
_[blank_start]5[blank_end]_ Consider impact of DFM decisions on other factors
_[blank_start]1[blank_end]_ Estimate manufacturing costs
_[blank_start]4[blank_end]_ Reduce supporting production costs- A3
- B2
- C5
- D1
- E4
7Manual assembly costs can be estimated by adding up the approximate time of each assembly operation and multiplying by the ______ ________.
- Amaterials’ cost
- Blabor rate
- Cdesign costs
- Ddesign rate
8In DFM, estimating _________ costs can be difficult for a ______ product.
- ADirect, new
- BDirect, old
- COverhead, old
- DOverhead, new
9In Design for Manufacturing (DFM), which one of the following accounting costing method can be useful in estimating manufacturing (fixed and variable) costs based on appropriate cost drivers?
- AResource consumption costing
- BActivity-based costing (ABC)
- CStandard costing
- DTarget costing
10Assembly operations can take about 4-60 seconds each, depending on which of the following factors:
- ASize of the parts
- BDifficulty of the operation
- CProduction quantities
- DAll of the choices are correct
11Design for Manufacturing (DFM) is a ______-step ______ process:
- AFour-step, iterative
- BFive-step, closed-loop
- Cthree-step, closed-loop
- DFive-step, iterative
12In DFM, manufacturing costs are the sum of all expenditures for:
- AInputs of the manufacturing system
- BDisposal of wastes produced by the system
- CBoth answers are correct
- DNeither answers are correct
13______________ is an example of a process with low fixed costs and high variable costs, while ___________ is an example of a process with high fixed costs and low variable costs.
- AMachining, injection molding
- BInjection molding, machining
- CCasting, machining
- DNone of the choices are correct
14Which of the following are NOT recommended in DFM Step 2: Reduce costs of Components:
- AUnderstand process constraints and cost drivers
- BRedesign components to add processing steps
- CChoose appropriate economies of scale for part process
- DDifferentiate components and processes
15In DFM, the key determinant of the economic success of a product is usually:
- AIndustrial design costs
- BProduct target costs
- CManufacturing costs
- DAll of the choices are correct
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In DFM, some component parts may be costly because designers didn’t understand:- ACapabilities and cost drivers
- BEnd-user evaluations
- CErgonomics and aesthetics
- DConstraints of production process
17In Step 3: reduce costs of assembly in the DFM process, what is an important and well-established subset of DFM?
- AActivity-Based Costing (ABC)
- BGaBi software for LCA
- CBlack Box component procurement
- DDesign for Assembly (DFA)
18Which of the following is NOT an important question to ask in order the determine the theoretical minimum number of parts in DFM?
- ADoes the part have to be separated from assembly for access, replacement, or repair?
- BMust the part be made of the same material as the rest of assembly?
- CDoes the part need to move relative to the rest of assembly?
- DAll of the choices are correct
19Which of the following are NOT correct considerations in Maximizing ease of assembly, in Step 3 DFM: Reduce costs of assembly:
- APart inserted from bottom of assembly
- BPart is self-aligning
- CPart needs to be oriented
- DPart requires both hands for assembly
- EPart requires no tools
20In component procurement, the Japanese auto industry demonstrates a component cost reduction strategy known as:
- ADesign for Assembly (DFA)
- BActivity-Based Costing (ABC) method
- C“Black Box” component procurement
- DLife Cycle Costing
21In addition to minimizing manufacturing costs, the economic success of a product also depends on:
- AQuality of the product
- BTimeliness of product introduction
- CProduct development costs
- DAll of the choices are correct
22True or false? Considering the impact of DFM on development time, cost benefits of DFM decisions may be worth a significant delay in project duration for products competing in dynamic markets.
- ATrue
- BFalse
23Which of the following guidelines are true, considering DFM Step 4: Reducing the cost of Supporting Production:
- AMinimizing the complexity of the manufacturing system
- BAnticipate possible failures in the manufacturing system
- CTake action late in development process by error proofing
- DIncrease subtle differences between similar parts with uniform color
24As a result of DFM practices, when comparing current new product designs with earlier generations, one can usually identify which of the following:
- AFewer parts in the new product
- BNew materials
- CLess integrated and custom parts
- DHigher-volume standard parts
- EHigher-volume standard subassemblies
- FMore difficult assembly procedures
25Estimating overhead costs for assembly labor, based on the cost of purchased materials. If the product uses $100 of purchased materials, and the overhead rate estimates 10% for materials and 80% for labor, what is the estimated overhead rate for assembly labor?
- A$18
- B$10
- C$80
- D$90
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